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- Page 1 Standalone, fully automated CD/DVD Duplication System User Manual 5542 Brisa Street, Suite F • Livermore, CA 94550 Tel: 925-447-8484 • Fax: 925-447-8811 • www.all-pro-sol.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Table Of Contents Introduction........................1 Quick Start.......................... 2 Getting Started ………………………………………………………………………………..2 Mounting Tower …………...……………………………………………………………...3 Operating Environment......................3 Connecting Power ……………………………………………………………………………..5 Overview ………………………………………………………………………………….7 1. Welcome .……………………………………………………………………………………7 2. The Robotic Platform .….…………………………………………………………………..9 3. The LCD Control Panel .………………………………………………………………….10 4. - Page 3 Automated CD-R Duplicator System / CD-2, CD-4 &CD-7 Series / User Manual 14. Manage Accounts ………………………………………………………………………...44 15. Shutdown ………………………………………………………………………………..47 Trouble Shooting ……………………………………………………………………….48...
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Page 4: Introduction
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Introduction Thank you for choosing the HERA Series duplication systems. Hopefully this equipment will bring you satisfaction and great pleasure in CD/DVD duplication. Features: Stand-alone design, no PC nor software required. •... -
Page 5: Quick Start
Getting started Carefully remove your system from the shipping box and verify that all parts are present. If there are missing or damaged parts contact All Pro Solutions or an authorized distributor immediately to correct any miss-packed or missing parts. -
Page 6: Mounting The Tower
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Operating Environment Your CD/DVD System should be used in a climate-controlled environment free of dirt, dust, excess humidity, excessive heat or electro-magnetic interference. Allow at least four (4) inches of clearance around the sides and back of the system for ventilation. - Page 7 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Fig. 1 System unassembled (HERA-3 and HERA-6) Fig.2 Fig. 3 Tower alignment Side view...
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Page 8: Connecting Power
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Connecting power Plug one power cable into the tower system, and the other one into the autoloader. Plug each power cable into the proper power source and connect Serial Cable as shown in Fig. 4b for Hera-3 and 6 or Fig. 5b for Hera-9. - Page 9 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual HERA-9 (system unassembled) Fig. 5b Fig. 5c HERA-9 (system assembled) HERA-9 (back view – cables)
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Page 10: Overview
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual OVERVIEW 1. Welcome The Autoloader is a reliable, high performance, high speed, standalone, robotic DVD and/or CD autoloader. With its professional industrial design and simple user interface, it makes your duplicating experience easier than ever. - Page 11 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Proper Shutdown To avoid possible system failures, you need to shut down the autoloader properly. To shut down the autoloader, scroll to menu 15. Shutdown and follow the instructions on the screen. Not performing this...
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Page 12: The Robotic Platform
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Another common problem when using an autoloader is the placement of media into the bins. Placing the media into the bins properly can avoid possible picking errors when operating the autoloader. Even though the autoloader is designed with certain tolerance adjustments to prevent mishandling by the picking arm, failures may still arise if the bins are not loaded correctly. -
Page 13: The Lcd Control Panel
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual 3. The LCD Control Panel Figure 4 below shows the LCD Control Panel. This panel has a two-line 20 character LCD display to provide user feedback and eight push buttons to control the operation of the Autoloader. The functions for these buttons are shown in Table 1. -
Page 14: Menu Overview
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Control Name Function Scroll up through the menu or list. Down Scroll down through the menu or list. Enter Execute the function. Also called OK in the Menus. Go back to the previous function. - Page 15 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual 2. Test (page 24) Use the Test menu or Test quick key to simulate the copy process. With simulation, write once recordable discs such as DVD-R, or CDR will be reusable. The purpose of simulation is to ensure error free duplication.
- Page 16 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual content of the master disc resides during duplication. For additional information, see “Select Source” on page 22. 8. Master Mode (page 28) Use the Master Mode menu to select either Single Master Mode(SM) or Multi Master Mode (MM).
- Page 17 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual 3. CD Writing Mode Use this setting to select the mode you would like use to duplicate a CD. There are two different modes: “Disc at Once” and “Track at Once.” Unless you understand completely what they mean, we strongly suggest you to set it as “Disc at Once”.
- Page 18 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual 2. System Info Use this menu option to see data about the autoloader and its resources (firmware version, RAM and CPU). 3. Device Info Use this menu option to see data about the drives that are installed in the autoloader.
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Page 19: Introduction To Manage Accounts
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Use this menu option to turn off your system. Once you see the “Ready to Power Off” message, you can safely turn off the machine using the power switch. Turning off your autoloader without performing this function increases the risk of damaging it. -
Page 20: Single Master And Multi Master Mode
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual 6. Single Master and Multi Master Mode There are two ways to make copies using the autoloader: Single Master Mode: This mode requires that a single master disc is loaded onto the hard drive prior to initiating the duplication process. -
Page 21: Setting Counters And Assigning Names
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual first job, unload the completed job, and fill the drive trays with blank discs for the next job. The robotic arm will continue to load media into the drives as the duplicated discs are placed in the Output Bin. - Page 22 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Press the Down button repeatedly until “2” is displayed. Press Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position. Press the Down button repeatedly until “1” is displayed. Now, “0021” is displayed, press Enter button once and the cursor moves to “OK”.
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Page 23: Operation
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual OPERATION This chapter shows each of the menu options and how they are used. 1. Copy The Copy menu option or the front panel Copy quick key have two different modes of... - Page 24 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Master Mode: Multi Master Use the Up or Down button to select Single Master Mode. Press the Enter button to submit your selection. Master Mode: Single Master Go back to the Copy Menu. Use the...
- Page 25 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Note: It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 0%-10% and 100% for approximately 30 seconds for CD duplication and up to one minute for DVD duplication. That is caused by the initializing and finalizing stages.
- Page 26 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Make sure the Master Mode is set to Multi Master mode (MM). If it is not, use the Up or Down button to navigate to the 8. Duplicator B.30 Master Mode screen. If it is already in Multi Master mode (MM), 1.
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Page 27: Test
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Once all of the discs are detected, the autoloader will detect the master disc and read the contents of the master disc into the reserve partition. Loader Processing Once the master disc has been loaded, the autoloader will remove the Drive 1 ->... -
Page 28: Compare
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual 3. Compare Use the Compare function to perform a bit-by-bit comparison between the content of your master disc(s) in the Hard Drive and the contents of all discs it copied. This ensures that all of your copies are identical to original master disc(s). -
Page 29: Test + Copy
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual “PASS 16” indicates 16 discs “Input Bin Empty (20)” indicates have been compared successfully. that the system has run out of discs to compare. “FAIL 0” indicates none of the discs have failed. -
Page 30: Select Source
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Press the Enter button on 6. Select Burn Speed menu to set the Duplicator B.30 duplication burn speed and you will see the Select Burn Speed type 6. Select Burn Speed menu similar to below:... -
Page 31: Master Mode
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual 8. Master Mode The Master Mode menu is used to select between Single Master mode or Multi Master mode. For more information on the modes, see “Single Master and Multi Master Modes” on page 17. -
Page 32: Hard Drive Setup
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual The Robotic Arm will go out and pick the discs to be erased from Loader Processing the Input Spindles and place them into the drives. As soon as the Drive 1 <- Input Bin 1... - Page 33 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Each of these menus is discussed in it’s own subsection. If you are at the 1. Copy Menu, do the following: Duplicator B.30 Use the Up or Down button to find the 10. Hard Drive Setup.
- Page 34 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Enter a new partition name as Press the Enter button to overwrite the described in “Editing Names” partition named “FUN”. Before continuing, the on page 13. For this example, autoloader will ask you again to confirm it.
- Page 35 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Press the Enter button to enter the Partition Info menu, and use the Up or Down button to find the partition that you want information about. The “(2)” field indicates that it is the second partition on the From: ADMIN drive.
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Page 36: Setup
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual the DVD9 format. If you require more partitions and do not plan on copying double layer/dual layer DVD9 media, you can change the hard drive partition size to CD (1 GB) or DVD (5 GB). - Page 37 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Use the Up or Down button to select between the languages and press the Enter button to select that option. 11.2 Read Error Skip Normally, when the autoloader encounters a read error while reading your master disc, the duplication is aborted and all the recordable media in the writers are ruined.
- Page 38 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Use the Up or Down button to select the desired Max Audio, VCD & CDG Speed maximum writing speed for Audio, VCD and CDG, and press the Enter button to select that option.
- Page 39 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual This menu allows you to choose whether you want to enable the Screen Saver feature. By enabling this feature, a screen saver will be displayed when your autoloader has been idle for a long period of time.
- Page 40 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Use the Up or Down button to select whether the AUTOCOPY Enabled function is on or off, and press the Enter button to select that option. Once you get back to the main menu, use the...
- Page 41 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual The loader will then pick up another blank disc and load it into the drive. This is then repeated for each drive. Loader Processing... The copying process will continue until you run out of blank Drive 2<-Input Bin...
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Page 42: System Utilities
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Setting Saved! Once the changes are saved, you shall see the “Please Restart” screen Please Restart and restart the system to have the new setting take effect. 12. System Utilities System Utilities is used to provide information pertaining to the autoloader as well as modification to maintain proper functioning. - Page 43 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual - The “21M” indicates that 21Mbytes of data is encoded on the disc. - “1Session 1Trk” indicates that the data is all in a single session recorded as a single track. Press the Down button to see the next disc.
- Page 44 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual The next screen shows the amount and type of memory 128 MB SDRAM installed. Press the Down button to cycle back to the firmware version display. The information you see will differ depending on the system you have.
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Page 45: Loader Utilities
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual System Utilities Use the Up or Down button to select the Update Firmware 5. Update Firmware menu and press the Enter button to enter that menu. Insert the disc containing the firmware into the 1... -
Page 46: Manage Accounts
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Note: If the drive trays are not properly aligned and there is a need to re-align them, please contact Tech Support Service for information regarding setting alignments. Warning: This function is ONLY for checking the alignment, NOT for setting the alignment. - Page 47 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Use the Up or Down button to select the Manage Accounts menu and press the Enter button to enter that menu. You will be shown the Enter Password menu. Enter PWD The system will ask you for the Administrator's Password.
- Page 48 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual User Ralph The autoloader will display a confirmation message and automatically Added! return you to the Manage Accounts menu. 14.3 Edit User Info The Edit User Info menu allows you to change the existing user’s account name and password. During this process, you will be asked to select the existing account and then you will be prompted to enter the new user name and new user password for this account.
- Page 49 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Delete User The autoloader will ask you to confirm the deletion. Press the [RALPH ] OK? Enter button to delete the user. autoloader will display confirmation message, User Ralph automatically return you to the Manage Accounts menu.
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Page 50: Trouble Shooting
HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual Trouble Shooting No display on LCD or the unit does not operate when the power is on. Check the connections for the power cable and ensure that the power outlet is working correctly. - Page 51 HERA Series CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual The autoloader may still be busy performing a task. Give it some time and press the button again. To interrupt the currently running process, press the ESC button and hold it for several seconds.
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